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Software AG Software AG today announced that it is taking its partnership with robotic process automation (RPA) provider Kryon Systems to the next level with a technology license and distribution agreement. The partnership pairs Software AG’s webMethods Dynamic Apps with Kryon Systems’ Leo RPA platform, enabling automation from desktop to back-end systems.
Wolfram Jost, chief technology officer, Software AG, noted: “Robotic Process Automation provides webMethods Dynamic Apps Platform with the ability to automate human interactions with applications in a business user-friendly, low code, way. We are excited about the possibilities for robotic process automation, which will extend digital process automation capabilities and provide automation for the user.”
RPA offers a new “virtual workforce” of software robots to help automate repetitive manual tasks and processes. Instead of people taking their focus from their core work with repetitive, mundane high volume tasks, robots will do t…

Parallel Wireless announced the addition of 2G capabilities to their end-to-end cellular network technology. This solution will bring network virtualization principles (NFV) to 2G/GSM to reduce cost and complexity of rolling out or expanding 2G networks while enabling cost-effective migration to 3G/4G. This will benefit the 40% of emerging markets who will still use 2G in 2020 (according to GSMA), as well as developed markets refarming 2G spectrum for use in NB-IoT.
This solution utilizes two main components from Parallel Wireless:
1. HetNet Gateway (HNG), the industry’s only 3GPP-compliant 2G/3G/4G network orchestrator that virtualizes essential network functionalities on one platform to enable network simplification and automated maintenance. By unifying and orchestrating any G on a software-upgradable platform, HNG also paves the way for 5G.
2. Converged Wireless System (CWS), world’s first 2G/3G/4G base station built using commodity silicon combines Baseband Unit (BBU), …

In a unique initiative to give a boost to the learning of science, technology and mathematics among the youth-especially the school students, VidyarthiVigyan Manthan (VVM) - a nationwide science talent search examination will be held on 26th November. This programme has been organized by eminent scientists and academicians associated with VigyanPrasar (VP) - an autonomous organisation under Department of Science and Technology and National Council of Education Research and Training (NCERT) of Ministry of Human Resources and Development and Vijnana Bharati
A record number of over 91,000 students from 2078 centres across the country are expected to take the test on the same day. One of the unique features of this examination is that the test will be conducted online. Students will attend the exam through the various digital devices like, mobile, tablet, laptop or desktop in line with the vision of Digital India Campaign.
A Mobile app called the VVM App was launched…

Dell EMC unveiled Cloud for Microsoft Azure Stack on their new Dell EMC PowerEdge 14th generation (14G) servers powered by Intel Xeon Scalable Processors. With this newest generation of PowerEdge servers, Dell EMC expects to be the first to bring to market the hot Azure Stack hybrid cloud offering on next generation compute. For customers, this means more performance, capacity and scalability for their investment. Dell EMC will begin taking orders in November and ship globally this December.
This is great news for Dell EMC’s customers as the 14th generation of PowerEdge servers are purpose-built for hyper-converged infrastructure. This software stack integrated into PowerEdge servers will pack-in power and security while optimizing performance as a result of rigorous testing and validation.
With this newest generation of PowerEdge servers, Dell EMC Cloud for Microsoft Azure stack will provide customers greater:
Price performance – offering even better price for performance with the…

Sonus Networks announced the completion of the Sonus and GENBAND mergers following which each became a wholly owned subsidiary of a parent company formed for purposes of the transaction and renamed Sonus Networks, Inc. In connection with closing the transaction, Sonus Networks also announced that, effective today, it has begun conducting business as Ribbon Communications. The company will continue to trade on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker SONS until its new corporate name (Ribbon Communications Inc.) and its new ticker symbol (RBBN) become effective, which is anticipated to be by the end of 2017.
The transaction is a merger of equals and former Sonus and GENBAND shareholders each own approximately 50% of the parent company, which had approximately 102 million shares outstanding post close. GENBAND’s former equity holders also received a $22.5 million unsecured note as part of the transaction consideration. The transaction is expected to be substantially accretive t…

RBL Bank has announced the second chapter of its flagship event — The Big Pitch 2.0 — which aims to strengthen the startup ecosystem in India. The incubation and funding contest will be held at Amity University, Noida, on November 17, 2017.
The core idea behind the event is to provide startups and entrepreneurs a launch pad to pitch their ideas to angel investors, business incubators, management consultants and advisors. The startups and entrepreneurs will get an opportunity to engage with The Big Pitch’s knowledge partners in the field of fundraising, consulting, legal, technology, banking and finance, and taxation.
Amity Innovation Incubator, which has done a phenomenal job in providing incubation support across 17 locations in India, is the exclusive incubation partner for the event. Well-known early-stage investors such as Matrix Partners, Venture Catalysts and Unicorn India Ventures have also come on board to explore funding opportunities for seed and startup companies.
The firs…

The air transport industry has cybersecurity as a top priority with 95% of airlines and 96% of airports investing resources into major cybersecurity programs or pilots over the next three years. Yet research released today from global IT provider SITA shows there is still room for improvement with only one third of boards at airlines, and a fifth at airports, having fully integrated cybersecurity into their business plans.
Speaking today at a gathering of European air transport industry leaders, Barbara Dalibard, CEO of SITA, highlighted that while cybersecurity is the number one priority for almost all airlines and airports, it demands more attention and must be higher on industry board agendas.
Dalibard said: “Recent global cyber attacks demonstrate the risks and the need for a proactive approach. The air transport industry is highly connected and reliant on partners. We must work as a community to fight the global threat to cybersecurity. While we are pleased to see a 46% increase…

EY announced the second edition of EY Hackathon in India, this time focussing on Intelligent Automation as a technology enabler. The Hackathon challenges technology enthusiasts and chartered accountants to conceive and build innovative digital solutions for complex business functions. In a world where everything from business models and value chains to government functions and social contracts are getting disrupted, this hackathon emerges as an innovative platform to address some of the tough questions facing organisations today by seizing the upside of disruption.
A 24-hour uninterrupted codefest, EY Hackathon – Intelligent Automation, will present opportunities to application developers, coders, UI/UX experts and chartered accountants, to collaborate and create unique prototypes and simulations that will have a lasting impact on how businesses function. It is an attempt to simplify the dynamic business operations such as tax, compliance and supply chain among others with the use o…

Seagate Technology plc announced its SkyHawk AI hard disk drive (HDD), the first drive created specifically for artificial intelligence (AI) enabled video surveillance solutions. Building on Seagate’s 10-year track record of delivering surveillance optimized storage performance, SkyHawk AI provides unprecedented bandwidth and processing power to manage always-on, data-intensive workloads, while simultaneously analyzing and recording footage from multiple HD cameras.
Analytics on video surveillance hardware is growing exponentially, forecasted to increase from 27.6 million shipments in 2016 to 126 million shipments in 2021 (Cropley, 2017), as hardware manufacturers continue to include analytics sensors on network video recorders (NVRs). This will only increase as AI – particularly deep learning and machine learning applications, such as facial recognition and analyzing irregularities in behavior – become increasingly prevalent. In parallel, the need for fast video analytics will cont…

Google Pixel 2 XL smartphone was launched recently amid much fanfare. However, its biggest challenge is to stand against the iPhone X which is Apple's flagship weapon from the latest arsenal. The phone comes with a 6.00-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 1440 pixels by 2880 pixels at a PPI of 538 pixels per inch. Google Pixel 2 XL price in India starts from Rs. 73,000. As opposed to this, iPhone X has been priced around Rs 1lac. However, there are a few features which make both phones unique in their own way.
The Google Pixel 2 XL is powered by 1.9GHz octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor and it comes with 4GB of RAM. The phone packs 64GB of internal storage that cannot be expanded. As far as the cameras are concerned, the Google Pixel 2 XL packs a 12.2-megapixel primary camera on the rear and a 8-megapixel front shooter for selfies.
The Google Pixel 2 XL runs Android 8.0.0 and is powered by a 3520mAh non removable battery. It measures 157.90 x 76.70 x 7.90 (heigh…

Zebronics, supplier of IT peripherals, Audio/Video and Surveillance products has once again rolled out its 5.1 surround sound experience ‘Whale’ the monster speaker system. Embodying the advanced acoustic engineering & inspired industrial design, delivering the powerful sonic signature that brings home the cinema experience​ ​at an affordable price of Rs. 15151/-
For those seeking a versatile, powerful speaker package to blow them back into their seats, you won’t go far wrong with Whale Speakers. Glossy finish, Plush Looks with unique LED Display and Powerful sound, the speaker has it all covered!
The heavy duty hits the sound with an exciting, dynamic performance that’s powerful and immense. With 180WattsRMSfilling the room with theater-quality sound, the speaker with 8inch Subwoofer and front firing woofer with bass reflex technology and with audio crossover delivers big, bold and enveloping sound with bass reflex enclosure, smooth midrange and a nearly tangible sense of space. …

The Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) announced on Friday evening winners of its 2017 SMARTIES India Awards, returning for its sixth edition this year at The Leela in New Delhi. The annual gala saw a full line-up of 42 awards in mobile strategy and industry-focused categories, celebrating innovation, creativity, and success across the mobile marketing ecosystem. Diageo was crowned the prestigious ‘Marketer of the Year’, while Mindshare was recognised as ‘Agency of the Year’.
This year, Mindshare leads the most wins, receiving 19 awards over 11 categories, ranging from Brand Awareness, Mobile Native and Programmatic, amongst others. Sony Entertainment Channel’s ‘Waltzing across TV: How 300,000 people switched channels to Super Dancer’ by Zapr Media Labs was recognised as ‘Best in Show’.
In addition, the following were presented with two Gold awards each in their respective categories:
· Liva’s ‘#NoFilterNeha Campaign’ by Saavn – Cross Media, Mobile Audio
· Sony Entert…

Electroprenuer Park (EP), a joint ESDM Startup Incubation Initiative of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Software Technology Parks of India (STPI), India Electronics and Semiconductor Association (IESA) and University of Delhi (DU), today invited proposals from Electronics and Hardware startups for Incubation and Virtual Acceleration Programs.This is Electroprenuer Park’s 4th Season of Startup Incubation, after 3 successful rounds of incubation.
The first of its kind, Virtual Acceleration Program, announced by Electroprenuer Park today will further handhold the startups based away from the vicinity of Delhi, by not only providing funding support, incentives, necessary industry-academia partnership and incubation but also by giving access to EP’s state of art labs.
The incubation centre has till date incubated 13 startups, out of which 9 IP patents have been filed, 7 products have been launched and 4 startups have been funded. EP has till now facilitated the…

Cognizant just announced that it has agreed to acquire Zone, one of the United Kingdom’s leading independent full-service digital agencies specializing in customer experience, digital strategy, technology and content creation. Established in 2000, Zone is headquartered in London. Recognized as Agency of the Year in 2016 by the British Interactive Marketing Association (BIMA), Zone serves well-recognized brands across industries, including Adidas, Aviva, Barratt Homes, Deutsche Telekom, Maersk, Marks & Spencer, and Unilever.
Zone’s capabilities in application development, user experience and content strategy will enhance Cognizant’s established digital interactive expertise in Experience Design, Human Science-driven Insights, and Analytics. With Zone, Cognizant will expand its capacity for delivering digital interactive solutions to a broader base of C-suite decision-makers throughout the UK and Europe.
Upon the close of the acquisition, Zone’s more than 220 digital agency experts …

Nutanix announced the deployment of the Nutanix Enterprise Cloud Platform at Essar – a company that operates a number of world-class assets diversified across the core sectors of Energy, Metals & Mining, Infrastructure (comprising ports and EPC businesses) and Services (primarily comprising Shipping business). The aggregated revenues of the Fund’s portfolio companies total US$ 15 billion (projected for FY2017-18), and the Essar group companies employ more than 50,000 people.
With the deployment of Nutanix, Essar will be able to virtualize and manage their entire line of business applications and SQL database solution hosted in DMZ landscape. As a result, the company expects to simplify their IT infrastructure and minimize management cost by 93%, while allowing for an increase in user productivity by 94%.
By unifying the management of all their infrastructure with Nutanix Prism, Essar is already seeing better performance and availability through unique capabilities such as Auto Ti…

SAP SE announced the launch of APJ’s first SAP Leonardo Center in Bangalore, India. The fourth SAP Leonardo Center globally, the facility is a go-to place for SAP’s ecosystem for digital inspiration and co-innovation. The center is located in the new 5.15 lakh square feet facility of SAP Labs India Bengaluru campus which was inaugurated earlier this year.
“In today’s digital economy, technology empowers organizations to drive competitive differentiation, transform customer experiences, create innovative business models and achieve breakthrough business results,” said Bernd Leukert, Member of the SAP Executive Board, Products & Innovation. “Using Design Thinking and the capabilities of SAP Leonardo, our SAP Leonardo Centers provide a space for joint innovation.”
“We are proud to announce the opening of SAP Leonardo Center Bangalore, in the city at the heart of India’s innovation efforts. We look forward to accelerating the digital transformation of our customers using Design Think…

Konica Minolta has launched its ‘simply efficient’ Accurio Press C6100 Series of colour production printers, which are designed to support a highly responsive print room environment.The AccurioPress C6100 Series is now available in the 85 ppm C6085 and the 100 ppm C6100. The fast and flexible series has been created for operations who recently started digital printing and are now expanding their service as well as those who need to handle large, repeat, print volumes.
The Accurio Press Series C6100/C6085 is a comprehensive and fully modular line of digtal printing technologies & solutions, digital press suites, software and cloud based tool for integrating, managing and executing a seamless production colour workflow. The Accurio Press series supports business growth by expanding its printing services, automating efficiency, raising output quality and lowering costs.
Yoshinori Koide, Director said: “Customers including graphic communication providers, CRDs and Print Service Pro…

Kerala is looking to build on its success in software startups by rolling out a new set of policies to create a similar ecosystem for hardware that will leverage the state’s advantages in terms of skilled human resources, entrepreneurial culture and high consumption, to set up a global hardware and electronics manufacturing hub.
The Government of Kerala has already made clear its intent of promoting Electronics Hardware manufacturing in the state through policy initiatives, including budget declarations on setting ups hardware parks and funding for EMCs.
The state government had earlier brought out a ESDM policy to boost the sector in the state. It envisions turning Kerala into preferred destination for ESDM investment and a leader in electronics design and embedded software, through skill development for ready-to-absorb manpower; promoting start-ups and innovation; and creating quality infrastructure for manufacturing.
As a follow up to the Budget declaration and the Electronics and …

As businesses increasingly embrace IoT for mainstream operations, Gartner estimates some 5.5 million new “things” connected to networks every day over the past year, totaling an estimated 21 billion connected devices by 2020. While that’s a lot of “things,” it’s only part of today’s enterprise IoT story.
Concurrently, we’re seeing a significant shift away from the old workplace paradigm, with its simplistic focus on employee productivity, to a collaborative digital work model in office buildings, on the manufacturing floor and in industrial settings.
The confluence of these two trends is resulting in new ways to furnish workspaces, manage employees and adopt a smart technology. For automating buildings and processes, employers introduce more fluid and flexible strategies for optimizing experiences at individual work spaces, across operations, within IT and at the brand level. Harnessing the benefits …

As a part of ongoing efforts to invest in a more diverse technology workforce, Dell Inc. expects to contribute $14 million in grants and technology donations to support future generations of STEM workers, in current fiscal year which ends Feb. 3, 2018. Current donations made across Dell’s 71 youth learning partners globally are expected to bring technology education to more than 1.5 million underserved youth. With the expected contributions, a total of 4 million children will be impacted through Dell’s strategic giving programs, since 2014.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics expects total number of jobs in STEM fields to grow 12.5% by 2022, in the U.S. alone. As the technology industry looks for new ways to diversify its workforce, there’s an opportunity to expand STEM initiatives to those who may be underserved in this area currently. Specifically, there is room for the public and private sectors to commit more to STEM education and mentorship to underserved youth. By encouraging al…